20 Random Facts about Me! :)

Since this is my blog, i should just be bragging and ranting all about myself right? So here's my blog about the things that i well-- mostly like and love. Expect a lot of brand name dropping of the products that i love!

1. I LOVE READING. This is a common knowledge especially to those peeps who truly knew me. Even the blurb about me on my high school yearbook says I am a walking pocketbook.

2. I love watching Animes. Even at my age right now I still watch cartoons with my nephew. I am hook with Attack on Titans right now. Eren Jaeger is <3.

3. I am always punctual. It is very rare that I am late for anything and if I am, there will be a very good reason.

4. I love doing the laundry. I love the smell of fresh from the dryer clothes, but I hate folding after.

5. My mother named me after Maria Theresa Carlson, the late actress and wife of Farinas.

6. I am such a hoarder. I have collections of anything under the sun. I have collection of books, perfumes, purses, etc.

7. I like music. I appreciate all types of music. from oldies to pop to rap. I listen to any genre but nothing beats the 80's and 90's. Boybands of the 90's. Ugh. kill me now.

8. I love Coach. Period. :) You can ask me anything about the brand and we can talk for hours!

9. I've been using Palmer's Cocoa Butter for years now. I don't think I will ever stop using it.

10. I have a perfume collection but my favorite brand is Lancôme.

11. I work for a Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding Industry for 8 years now and counting. since I have started, I've been cursing a lot at work, like a LOT lot, like I just called somebody a dumb fuck the other day kind of lot, which I am not proud of, but oh well, I work a lot with truckers so I guess I fit in.

12. I am such a loner. I'd rather read and stay at home than go and mingle with friends outside. My college friends call me KJ before because I'd rather go home than go malling after school.

13. I am into cooking when I have time but I hate doing the dishes afterwards.

14. I can be sarcastic and snarky but I am a softy by heart. I am such a weenee.

15. I love blogging & I love reading other people's blog.

16. I have 5 e-readers right now (have you read #1?!) I have 2 Nook, 1 Kindle, 1 iPad and 1 Samsung Galaxy Tab. and of course, my phone. How many ereaders does a girl need? Apparently a LOT.

17. I like Toni Gonzaga. She can act, sing and host. She is talented.

18. I have a very good memory. Which can go either way, blessing or a curse. I can still remember stuff that I just want to forget.

19. I am digging New Adult genre right now. My favorite writer is Colleen Hoover.

20. I love Project Runway. it is the only reality show that I religiously watch for years.

 

Illyria

Chapter 1

 

“Ria, and where on earth do you think you are going?” 

 

I sighed in despair when I heard my step sister’s voice. Darn, I was so close on reaching the damn door for crying out loud! Timing was never on my favor.

 

I  faced my step sister. “Via, I am just going out to get some air, this party suffocates the hell out of me it’s boring me to death! Plus it’s been a long time and I want to see how thing’s changed around”.

 

“Can’t you do that some other time? We’re announcing my engagement to Jared tonight! You know this occasion is important to the family, I don’t want Jared’s family to think that this is so unimportant to us..” Via hasn’t finished her litany yet when I butted in.

 

“Via, everybody knows that this engagement is a façade and it’s actually a company merger, and besides, I’d bet my ass that half of those people in the lobby didn’t even know that I exist.”

 

My name is  Illyria Lorenzana, 25 years old and the daughter of the shipping magnate Alejandro Lorenzana of Alejandro Shipping Lines. But as I said, I’d bet my sweet ass that not everybody knew of my existence. When I was born my mother passed away giving birth and after 4 years my father re-married a socialite who happened to have a love child and that was Vivian or Via, as the family fondly called her. Via was older than me by three years and my father grew fond of her that he ended up adopting her legally, and that made Via a true Lorenzana by law.

 

It’s just life’s irony that the closer Via had became to my father was the time that I grew stranger and stranger to him. I grew up with barely no affection from my own father. He was busy molding Via in his own hands. I was jealous at first but then  I just grew tired of it and eventually accepted the things at face value.  At fifteen, when I  told my dad that I wanted to finish school and pursue college at the States together with my mom’s sister my father hadn’t even buzzed about it. He just told me I was welcome to come back.

 

So I went abroad and built a life of my own.  I rarely visited Philippines and barely talked with my family. I pursued what I loved most - painting. I took up Fine Arts in the States while also took her time traveling around the world for good subjects. For that I had to thank my father. He might not be affectionate to me but he provided for me and its good enough reason for me to return and give back my support. My father was ill and made some grave decisions in the past and now our Shipping Line is at stake. Via took charge after ,my father but unfortunately the only thing that can save my father’s empire was for a buy out by another company.

 

And that was what this night was all about. Allende Air and Sea Transportation was the company that bought the Lorenzana Shipping, and tonight will be the official announcement of that said merger and Via’s engagement to one of the sons of Allende’s CEO.

 

I looked at Via and I noticed that she was trembling. My heart went out to her. I had never seen Via like this. Via’s always been tough. But right now even her designer gown and shoes couldn’t hide the stress in her eyes. She was sacrificing her happiness for my father’s ambitions. And worse, I knew in my heart that Via was doing it for me as well. I am family. She was the so-called “sacrificial lamb” on this situation. To be honest, one of the reason I left was because it was tough being with Via. She was a nice person but she was an over achiever and I always ended being the second best compared to her. But Via was never a bad person. “She could be annoying though, at times..” I bemused. That was my snarky brain talking though.

 

I decided to break the ice. “I am so sorry Via, it’s very inconsiderate of me, let’s go back inside then, there might be somebody out there who’d willing to sweep me off or something.. Where is your fiancé anyway? What’s his name again, Jerry? Jerrod?”

 

 

 

Chapter 2

 

Via sighed a little and we both decided to walk inside the party. “His name is Jared, Ria. He’s one of the sons of Jaime Allende, the founder of Allende Transport, he was also a VP of the Operations of the company,” she sighed again and looked at me.  “ I bet you’ll like him..”

 

I rolled my eyes to my step sister. “Trying to sell him to me dear sister?” I teased. “Careful, he might just fall for my charms and sexy bod!”

 

Via smiled a little that didn’t even reach her eyes. “I bet he would..”

 

“What did you say?!”

 

“Nothing, I said he’ll be here soon, he was just stuck in the traffic.”

 

“Wow, he was very excited to be here huh?” I couldn’t help being sarcastic.

 

Via eyed her. “Behave yourself, Ria, please.” Even when stressed, Via could still be the party pooper.

 

“Yes, mother.” I answered cheekily and got an eyeful from Via.